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$1 Billion Valuation May Elude Ethereum Co-Founder’s New Blockchain Polkadot
5.6.2019
Polkadot’s bid for unicorn status has hit a snag, with three Chinese funds buying into the token sale at valuations below $1 billion
Why Darknet Drug Sales Are on the Rise
5.6.2019
The public’s appetite for darknet drugs remains undaunted. A major new survey has shown consistent growth in online drug sales since 2014, with Scotland, Brazil and England leading the demand for narcotics procured off the darknet. Despite numerous darknet markets (DNMs) and supporting...
Bitcoin.com’s Local Bitcoin Cash Marketplace Is Now Open for Trading
4.6.2019
The highly anticipated Local.Bitcoin.com is now available to the general public. As of right now, anyone in the world can use the service to trade bitcoin cash (BCH) securely. Since pre-launch signups were announced last month, thousands of traders have created accounts and there are over 2,200...
Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
3.6.2019
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding. The Prague-based company Braiins is perhaps less well-known than Slush Pool, one of the largest bitcoin mining pools as it makes up more than 9 percent of...
Global Securities Regulator Seeks Public Feedback on Regulating Crypto Trading Platforms
31.5.2019
Global securities regulation standard setter, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, published a consultation paper on regulating crypto trading platforms
Ethereum Classic May Delay Upcoming Hard Fork ‘Atlantis’
30.5.2019
Ethereum Classic developer failed to reach consensus today a "final call" to approve, update or reject upcoming system-wide upgrade or hard fork, Atlantis
How MakerDAO Works – The Stablecoin Explainer
30.5.2019
The most popular decentralized finance application on ethereum, MakerDAO, was built to keep a stablecoin's price stable. Under the hood, it's quite complex, featuring two separate tokens, a lending system and even a voting process. Here's how it works
In First, Tezos Blockchain Activates Upgrade By Token Holder Voting
30.5.2019
Tezos has activated its first ever on-chain upgrade initiated entirely by Tezos bakers during a three months period of both voting and code testing
A Quick Look at the First Public Working Draft for Color Adjust Module 1
29.5.2019
We've been talking a lot about Dark Mode around here ever since Apple released it as a system setting in MacOS 10.14 and subsequently as part of Safari. It's interesting because of both what it opens up as as far as design opportunities as well as tailoring user experience based on actual user...
German Watchdog Warns Public About Alleged Hiring by Crypto Exchange CoinBene
29.5.2019
BaFin has warned the public that CoinBene is neither in Germany’s commercial register nor licensed for trading financial products
MakerDAO Token Holders Approve Another DAI Fee Decrease
29.5.2019
After nearly two weeks of continuous voting, MakerDAO token holders have officially activated a decrease to DAI stablecoin fees
Russian State Tests Blockchain-Based Application for Public Administration
28.5.2019
The Russian oblast of Nizhny Novgorod is reportedly testing a blockchain-based application for public administration
Tezos Is About to Enact Its First-Ever On-Chain Blockchain Update
28.5.2019
For the past three months, users of the Tezos blockchain have been voting on a set of two upgrade proposals. Now, the Tezos blockchain is set to activate its first official system-wide upgrade having completed three separate rounds of voting
Bitcoin.com’s Local Bitcoin Cash Marketplace Gathers Thousands of Pre-Launch Signups
27.5.2019
On June 4, Bitcoin.com is gearing up to launch our peer-to-peer trading platform Local.Bitcoin.com. After the exchange was announced, the public were invited to create their accounts and place orders. So far the exchange has seen a huge swarm of interest, with over 4,500 signups to date. Also read:...
Public Perceptions of the Bitcoin Spot Market Are Wrong, Says Bitwise
27.5.2019
The bitcoin spot market is “significantly" smaller and more efficient than is generally perceived, says a Bitwise paper sent as comment to the SEC
UK Financial Watchdog Warns Public of Crypto Clone Firm
25.5.2019
The FCA has reported that ICAP Crypto is a clone firm used in scams and is not affiliated with FCA-authorized firm ICAP Europe Limited
Bitcoin Cash Miners Undo Attacker’s Transactions With ‘51% Attack’
24.5.2019
Two mining pools recently carried out a 51 percent attack on the bitcoin cash blockchain
Bitcoin SV (BSV) Suddenly Surges 200%
21.5.2019
Bitcoin SV (BSV) suddenly surged more than 200 percent on some exchanges after Craig Wright promises to revert Bitcoin White Paper copyright to the Bitcoin Association
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Warns Public Against New Crypto Scam
21.5.2019
Australian Securities and Investments Commission red flagged another alleged crypto-related scam operating without a license
MakerDAO Fee Decrease Stalls Amid Decline in Token Holder Voting Turnout
20.5.2019
A decrease to fees on stablecoin DAI failed to activate over the weekend due to a lack of voter turnout